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Short reflection on some differences between a dismissal at the will of the employer (with employer liability) when discrimination is alleged, versus a punitive dismissal (without employer liability).

The possibility is evaluated for the employer to initiate a disciplinary process based on comments made by the employee on social networks.

In the case of Costa Rica, low performance or low productivity is a cause for dismissal without employer responsibility that is implicitly contained within the Labor Code and that is recognized by the jurisprudence of the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice.

Detailed analysis of the possible sanctions for abandoning work, using as an example the action of watching football matches during the working day without the employer's permission.